SABEW to receive $50,000 grant

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has reached its goal of raising $50,000 to have it matched by a grant from the Challenge Fund for Journalism’s consortium of four national foundations (the Ford Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the McCormick Foundation and the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation).
SABEW President Greg McCune said he expects the total drive to total over $60,000 when all donations are counted.
Approximately 317 people contributed to the fundraiser. Ken Baldwin and Paul Steiger were praised by the McCune for their especially generous donations.
The society plans to use the $100,000 to revitalize its technology, allowing it to offer more training and services to members as well as react more quickly to changes in the journalism industry. From the SABEW announcement:

“Our success comes in the wake of last fall’s stock market collapse and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, which combined to usher in one of the toughest fund-raising climates in memory,” McCune said.

Read the announcement here.

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Benefit for business journalism & SABEW

Paul Steiger (former Wall Street Journal managing editor and ProPublica founder) and Larry Ingrassia (New York Times Business editor) are hosting an event to benefit business journalism and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
The event will raise funds to aid displaced business journalists as well as train business journalists in digital media.
With the money raised, SABEW's plans to remake its job listing site, create a market for freelancers to find work, establish a mentor program for displaced journalists, teletrain journalists on multimedia and business journalism, offer scholarships to attend conferences and training, and revamp its website.
Event Details
Location:
The World Room, The School of Journalism at Columbia University 2950 Broadway; New York, NY.
Time: Thursday, May 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.
RSVP: To sabew[at]missouri.edu by Tuesday, May 26.
Price: The event is free but donations to the SABEW Fund for the Future are requested as SABEW must raise $50,000 by August to qualify for a matching amount from four foundations.